eco health minister visit rural health centers in iran

tehran, jan. 23, irna — health ministers of member states of the
economic cooperation organization (eco) today visited a number of
rural health centers in villages around tehran to learned about basic
health care, maternity and family planning services in rural areas.

representtatives from the united nations children’s fund (unicef)
and the world health organization (who) were also among the visiting
group.

a three-day assembly of eco health ministers for examining the
prospects for joining the international juvenile rights convention
started out at the esteqlal hotel here saturday.

eco groups iran, pakistan, turkey, azerbaijan, turkmenistan,
uzbekistan, kazakhstan, kirghizistan, tajikistan and afghanistan.

among the rural health centers visited by the group sunday was a
rural health center in the small village of ‘sounabad’ of kahrizak.

rural health technician ma’soumeh moradi told the group that the
village has a population of about 700 with full personal health
records of women and children.

she said rural health technicians identify persons needing special
medical aid and introduce them to better equipped centers in nearby
towns and cities.

national health planning expert dr kamel shadpour told the group
that the need for national health services has been reavis